Transgender Rights on Employment Non Discrimination Act (ENDA) Bill

The
Employment Non Discrimination Act (ENDA) is a pending legislation that aims to
protect employees from discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual
preference.

This
bill also seeks to protect gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans-gender employees.

Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits any form of discriminatory act on
the basis of gender, ethnicity, race, or religion. Employers should not deny
employment opportunities or privileges on homosexual or transgender applicants,
provided that they meet the job qualifications.

Any
employee who has experienced unfair treatment in the hiring, retention, and
promotion process on the basis of gender or sexual preference may file a formal
discrimination lawsuit.

Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act also allows provision of special facilities for
transgendered employees. It also suggests employers to allow transgendered
employees to adopt the dress code of their new preferred gender.

Employers
are encouraged to review all existing laws related to discrimination in the
hiring and retaining of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender)
employees.

Employers
may tap the talents of their employees as it would benefit the company.

Advocates
of the Employment Non Discrimination Act (ENDA) bill contends that this move
will stop the existing discrimination (one example is termination of
employment)

1.
The employer should not alter or refuse to give equal compensation to LGBT
employees.

2.
The employer should not segregate or limit LGBT employees in a way that would
affect employee status or emotional condition.

3.
Labor Organizations are also prohibited from expelling or excluding LGBT
employees on the basis of gender preference.

4.
The bill does not apply to Armed Forces members nor affect any existing laws on
the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy, and Marine Corps.

5.
It provides leeway on shared facilities or dress code on the preferred gender
of the employee.

6.
Proposed remedies for LGBT employment discrimination.

7.
Recommendation for providing LGBT general welfare program.

Employment
Non Discrimination Act (ENDA) aims to stop bias treatment on the promotion and
retention status of LGBT employees. It also seeks to extend equal employment
opportunities for LGBT job applicants. This bill has undergone several
processes in the congress and is seeking to pass the Congress.

Existing
laws on veteran's program would not be affected as well as stipulations on
sexual harassment.

If
you are a LGBT employee and has suffered discrimination, existing federal and
state laws may help you assert your rights. Consult a Discrimination Rights today.